Problema Solution

a circular garden at a park has a diameter of 20 feet. a contractor is developing plans to build a 5 foot wide walkway around the garden. what will be the area of the walkway?

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the diameter of the circular garden is 20 ft


a contractor is developing plans to build a 5 foot wide walkway around the garden thus the diameter of the garden together with the walkway will be 20 + 2*5 = 30 ft


the area of the walkway = the area of the garden together with the walkway - the are of the circular garden only


the area of the walkway = (30/2)^2*pi - (20/2)^2*pi = pi(15^2 - 10^2) = 125*pi


the area of the walkway = 125*pi


pi = 3.14


the area of the walkway = 125*3.14


the area of the walkway = 392.5 ft^2